HiPOD: Friday, 21 June 2019
Lobate Margin on Scarp in Kasei Valles Side Canyon

Lobate Margin on Scarp in Kasei Valles Side Canyon

All along a Scarp
All along this section of scarp of a canyon in Kasei Valles, there appears to be a lobe-shaped margin of something (lava? mud? flood sediments?) that flowed into this trough, coated the floor and subsequently drained. What’s the story?

ID: ESP_054926_2025
date: 15 April 2018
altitude: 282 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_054926_2025
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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Black & white is less than 5 km across; enhanced color is less than 1 km. For full observation details, visit the ID link.